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'Andrew Maxwell' (born 1974) is an Irish stand-up comedian raised in Dublin, Ireland. He was raised in Kilbarrack in the Northside of Dublin and is a member of the Church of Ireland. He is 33 years old and has a son.

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Early career

Current career

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Early career

Andrew's natural flair for commentary and the urge to challenge folk and change perspectives led him to the world of stand up comedy and its open mic forum. It was in 1992, at age 18, that he took the stage for the first time at a local club run by Ardal O'Hanlon. Two years later he went on a mission to crack the rest of the world and has been prolific on the international stand up circuit ever since. Warm up slots on the hottest TV shows Jonathan Ross, Johnny Vaughan, and ''They Think Its all Over'' soon followed.

Current career

Recent credits for Maxwell include RISE, Ch4 as the USA correspondent interviewing the likes of Sandra Bullock, Val Kilmer, and Jodie Foster, and a regular guest slot on Dara Ó Briain's popular current affairs show ''The Panel'' now showing on Ireland's flagship channel RTÉ 2.
He appeared on the newly revived ''Secret Policeman's Ball'' (2006). He has also appeared on the TV show, ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks''. He was voted the "''King of Comedy''" on the Channel 4 reality TV show of the same name. He used to be somewhat of a regular on BBC Two's Sunday Show with Peter Kay.
Maxwell also hosts his own weekly late-night comedy gig ''Fullmooners'', which mainly takes place in London but also tours around comedy festivals such as Edinburgh and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs. It has featured comics like Russell Brand, Simon Pegg, Tommy Tiernan, and Jason Byrne. It also features break-dancers and singers.
Most recently he has become a regular panelist of the very popular Irish current events/comedy show ''The Panel'' on RTE. On the final episode of the most recent series, which aired on the 29 January, 2007, it was mentioned to Maxwell that his Wikipedia entry had been vandalised and stated that he had grown tentacles to attack and molest innocent people. Maxwell joked that not all of the people were innocent.

External links

★ Bio at pfd

★ ITV.com bio

★ Fullmooners website

★ MySpace site for the Fullmooners